INOX launches third multiplex in Punjab
Jalandhar, Sep 14 (IANS) INOX Leisure Ltd. (INOX) on Saturday launched its first multiplex in the city at Reliance Mall, the third in Punjab. The …
Punjab CM asks Odisha CM not to demolish Mangu Mutt
Chandigarh, Sep 14 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday wrote to his Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik, urging him to retract his government’s decision …
Sunil Jakhar to continue as Punjab Congress chief
Chandigarh, Sep 14 (IANS) Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar, who had resigned after losing the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat to actor-politician Sunny Deol of the …
Haryana applies brakes on traffic fines; Punjab, Himachal defer new rules
C0handigarh, Sep 14 (IANS) The BJP-ruled Haryana, which was on a spree on imposing fines to motorists for road safety violations, has decided to focus …
Majority of government’s promises fulfilled: Punjab CM
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday told Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi that a wide majority of the promises …
Punjab CM hails decision on blacklisted foreign Sikhs
Chandigarh, Sep 13 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday hailed the Centre’s decision to scrap the controversial blacklist, which was totally discriminatory towards …
Central team visits Punjab to assess flood losses
Chandigarh, Sep 12 (IANS) A seven-member Inter-Ministerial Central Team led by Union Ministry of Home Affairs Joint Secretary Anuj Sharma met Punjab government officials on …
Harsimrat’s claims on Akal Takht irresponsible: Punjab CM
Chandigarh, Sep 10 (IANS) Terming her remarks as “totally irresponsible and provocative”, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday lashed out at Union Minister Harsimrat …
Punjab cuts VAT on natural gas
Sultanpur Lodhi (Punjab), Sep 10 (IANS) In a significant decision aimed at encouraging industries to shift to the eco-friendly gas, the council of ministers on …
Punjab CM to take up visa-free entry for devotees to Pak
Sultanpur Lodhi (Punjab), Sep 10 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh will take up the issue of visa-free entry for Pakistan through Kartarpur corridor with …
Punjab CM’s account of Battle of Saragarhi to be staged
Chandigarh, Sep 10 (IANS) A play depicting sequences from Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh’s much-acclaimed book “Saragarhi and the Defense of Samana Forts” will be …
High Court refuses to stay ban on TV serial in Punjab
Chandigarh, Sep 9 (IANS) The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday refused to stay the ban on the telecast of the television series “Ram …
SYL issue will be resolved amicably: Punjab CM
Chandigarh, Sep 9 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday expressed the hope that the SYL issue would be resolved amicably through talks between …
Punjab farmers to attend crop residue management meet
Chandigarh, Sep 8 (IANS) Four hundred farmers from Punjab will participate in the national conference on crop residue management in New Delhi on Monday. Nearly …
Punjab CM rejects charges on celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev
Chandigarh, Sep 8 (IANS) Rejecting the SGPC charges against his government over the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder …
Nobel Prize Museum to hold exhibition in Punjab
Chandigarh, Sep 8 (IANS) The Nobel Prize Museum’s exhibition unveiling in Mohali near here on Wednesday at the third edition of Nobel Prize Series 2019 …
Punjab legislator booked for abusing Deputy Commissioner
Chandigarh, Sep 8 (IANS) Lok Insaaf Party President and Ludhiana legislator Simarjit Singh Bains was booked for allegedly using abusive language against Deputy Commissioner Vipul …
Punjab bans ‘Ram Siya Ke Luv-Kush’ serial
Chandigarh, Sep 7 (IANS) Warning against any attempt to disturb the state’s peace and communal harmony, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday night ordered …
Skirmishes in Punjab over ‘Ram Siya Ke Luv-Kush’ serial
Chandigarh, Sep 7 (IANS) Several parts of Punjab witnessed minor skirmishes on Saturday with the Valmiki community giving a call for a statewide shutdown to …
HC sets aside 3-yr ban on Minerva Punjab
Chandigarh, Sep 7 (IANS) The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside a three-year ban on Minerva Punjab FC, which it had imposed last …
Proud of ISRO hard work: Punjab CM
Chandigarh, Sep 7 (IANS) Feeling elated over the hard work of ISRO scientists, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday expressed hope for the revival …
Two who died in blast were involved in making bomb: Punjab CM
Chandigarh, Sep 6 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday said two people who lost their lives in a blast in Tarn Taran district …
Punjab CM orders crackdown on illegal firecracker units
Batala, Sep 6 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered immediate crackdown on illegal firecracker manufacturing units, operating from congested areas. His directions …
Punjab defers new traffic rules for time being
Chandigarh, Sep 5 (IANS) Punjab Transport Minister Razia Sultana on Thursday said for the time being the provisions of the amended Motor Vehicles Act would …
NIA visits blast site in Punjab’s Tarn Taran
Chandigarh, Sep 5 (IANS) A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday visited the spot in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district, located close to …
PM condoles death of people in Punjab factory blast
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed grief over the loss of lives in an explosion at a firecracker factory …
Punjab’s cracker factory was running illegally: Police
Chandigarh, Sep 5 (IANS) The firecracker manufacturing unit in a densely-populated residential area in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district that claimed 23 lives was running illegally and …
Rescuers sift through rubble at Punjab blast site
Chandigarh, Sep 5 (IANS) Rescuers were sifting through the rubble in search of survivors on Thursday a day after buildings were badly damaged in explosions …
Rahul condoles deaths in Punjab factory explosion
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday condoled the deaths of the people due to blast in a firecracker factory in …
21 killed, 26 injured in blast in Punjab firecracker unit (2nd Lead)
Chandigarh, Sep 4 (IANS) At least 21 people were killed and 26 injured in an explosion following a blaze at an unauthorised firecracker manufacturing unit …
19 killed in blast in Punjab firecracker unit
Chandigarh, Sep 4 (IANS) At least 19 people were killed and more than 25 injured in a blast at an unauthorized firecracker manufacturing unit in …
16 killed in blast in Punjab firecracker factory
Chandigarh, Sep 4 (IANS) At least 16 people were killed and many injured in a blast at an unauthorized firecracker factory in a residential in …
Women micro-entrepreneurs break free from poverty in Punjab
Bhagwanpura (Samrala), Sep 4 (IANS/ 101Reporters) Eleven years ago, Charanjit Kaur, then a landless labourer aged 35, was getting increasingly frustrated. With three children to …
Punjab CM takes up Pak forced conversion issue with Shah
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah here to discuss issues of national …
Punjab CM offers help to girl forcibly converted to Islam
Chandigarh, Sep 3 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has offered help to the Sikh girl, who was allegedly abducted and forced to convert to …
Punjab seeks Centre’s help to counter floods
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday sought a comprehensive mechanism from the Centre to check recurrence of floods, which …
Punjab not to implement amended Motor Vehicles Act yet
Chandigarh, Sep 2 (IANS) Congress-ruled Punjab on Monday refused to implement stricter amended Central Motor Vehicles Act at the moment, citing the whopping penalty for …
Punjab to hold jobs fair at 82 places from Sept 9
Chandigarh, Sep 2 (IANS) The Punjab government will hold the fifth mega jobs fair this month, where 2,10,000 private sector positions would be offered by …
Flood-hit Punjab returning to normalcy
Chandigarh, Sep 1 (IANS) Most of the flood affected villages in Punjab are fast approaching near normalcy, with all the concerned departments working 24×7 under …
Punjab seeks investment from Infosys, Volvo
Bengaluru, Aug 30 (IANS) Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal on Friday called on Infosys co-founder and non-Executive Chairman Nandan Nilekani and Volvo Group Managing …
Punjab CM slams Pak Sikh girl’s conversion to Islam
Chandigarh, Aug 30 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday sought Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s intervention over reports of a Sikh girl in …